Tarbiyah dan Politik: Penglibatan Muslimat dalam Usrah Parti Islam Se-Malaysia di Pulau Pinang
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Research regarding women’s activism in a political party, especially Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), has gained scholarly attention. However, existing literatures tend to focus on party official discourses and women’s political involvement. This study aims to explore the experience of female members (known as Muslimat) in usrah activity and its effects on their political thought. It focuses on cadres’ stories about the lived experienced they have gained through joining the usrah with specific reference to the female usrah group in the Permatang Pauh area that represents the state of Pulau Pinang. Using an ethnographic approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews with 28 usrah members and 10 observations of the usrah sessions. The study concludes that the leaders of usrah succeeded in teaching official discourses, religious and political identity to Muslimat. Usrah causes Muslimat to believe that there is an influence of ghazwul fikri, the importance of following usrah that can build the strength of belief and stance in politics.
Kajian mengenai aktivisme wanita dalam parti politik, terutamanya Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) semakin mendapat perhatian sarjana. Namun demikian, literatur yang sedia ada cenderung untuk memberi tumpuan terhadap perspektif rasmi parti dan penglibatan wanita dalam politik. Kajian ini bertujuan mengupas aktiviti usrah wanita PAS (dikenali sebagai Muslimat) dan kesan-kesannya terhadap pemikiran politik mereka. Tumpuan khusus diberikan dalam aspek penceritaan pengalaman yang dilalui oleh Muslimat dalam usrah di kawasan Permatang Pauh bagi mewakili negeri Pulau Pinang. Pendekatan etnografi digunakan dengan data dikumpulkan melalui temu bual mendalam bersama 28 orang ahli usrah dan 10 pemerhatian dalam sesi perjumpaan usrah. Kajian menyimpulkan bahawa ketua-ketua usrah berjaya mengajarkan perspektif rasmi, agama dan identiti politik kepada Muslimat. Usrah menyebabkan Muslimat percaya bahawa wujudnya pengaruh ghazwul fikri sehingga menyebabkan mereka perlu membina kekuatan akidah dan memberi kesan terhadap pendirian politik.
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